There's been an unusual increase in a specific hornet species around here (Oklahoma) this year.The theory was, I think, that an unusually warm winter lead to a low mortality rate in the eggs and larva.They're everywhere, but very passive.

The wasps prefer eating cicadas so they're more than welcome to hang out. God damn I hate those things.

bmihura:shotglasss: Wasps are only good for getting sprayed with wasp killer. Haven't tried that Dawn dish detergent method yet, but I enjoy killing the little bastiges.

I will pile onto your comment.

I LOVE killing wasps that way. My dad was a little more creative and used gasoline and fire, but he actually did it in a safe manner.

Here is another fun method:

1. Good health insurance2. Safety glasses3. Gloves3. Aerosol can of something flammable, like WD-405. Lighter6. You can figure out the rest

1. Check2. Check3. Check4. Check5. Check6. About this time the wife starts asking what the hell am I planning on doing, asking if the vinyl siding is fireproof, why am I bothering them since they're not bothering me, and other fun spoiling things....

I spray 'em with the garden hose and then stomp em while they are down.Very satisfying to administer the fatal blow yourself rather than use chemicals.Plus the thrill of the slight danger they could fly up and git ya 'for you stomp em.

We've been getting wasps really bad this year compared to others at the wind farm I work at, to the point where a swarm of close to a hundred wasps will attack us the moment we pull up to a turbine. We've had to start showing up at dawn with several cans of wasp killer to get them while they're still asleep if we want to get any work done. They also nest in the access road gates too and I've been bit several times opening gates to let the truck go through.

I still remember one summer when i was young and the parents were away. They ate through the ceiling to get out of the attic I guess, but being that the parents' door was closed, they couldn't escape. I went in there to answer the phone and noticed crunchy things on the ground. I looked down, screamed like a biatch, and ran out. Probably pretty funny to see.

/at work they mock me for getting freaked out by wasps (we have A/C but the boss prefers to just leave the door open).

I've got paper wasps hanging out in my back yard, and they're pretty laid back and don't fark with me. They help keep the bugs out of the container plants I put under their nests, and they drink the runoff when I water my plants.

Like spiders, they get a bad rap, and are actually far more beneficial than they are a nuisance.

bmihura:shotglasss: Wasps are only good for getting sprayed with wasp killer. Haven't tried that Dawn dish detergent method yet, but I enjoy killing the little bastiges.

I will pile onto your comment.

I LOVE killing wasps that way. My dad was a little more creative and used gasoline and fire, but he actually did it in a safe manner.

Here is another fun method:

1. Good health insurance2. Safety glasses3. Gloves3. Aerosol can of something flammable, like WD-405. Lighter6. You can figure out the rest

My stupid ass neighbour just killed a small wasp nest on his back door frame with this method except he used a can of red paint or red grease or something. He burnt up the wasp nest all right, and also melted his vinyl siding, put a massive greasy red stain on the side of his house, and damn near set it on fire. The reaction from his equally stupid wife was priceless. I watched the entire thing while working on my deck.

Hagenhatesyouall:I've got paper wasps hanging out in my back yard, and they're pretty laid back and don't fark with me. They help keep the bugs out of the container plants I put under their nests, and they drink the runoff when I water my plants.

Like spiders, they get a bad rap, and are actually far more beneficial than they are a nuisance.

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Until they build a nest under the handle of the hatchback on your winter truck and your 4 year old daughter goes to open it.

All over the place this year. 4 cans of spray already and they somehow keep trying to build new nests.

Smeggy Smurf:thursdaypostal: Some wasp species are an important predator of spiders, others of caterpillars and other pest insects. Wasps, in general, are pretty useful animals. Unless you like spiders.

Every year the last week of July my house gets invaded by hundreds of flies. Spiders do wonders for helping kill the flies.

/hate flies//hate the larger power bill for closing the windows and running the AC even more

God-is-a-Taco:There's been an unusual increase in a specific hornet species around here (Oklahoma) this year.The theory was, I think, that an unusually warm winter lead to a low mortality rate in the eggs and larva.They're everywhere, but very passive.

The wasps prefer eating cicadas so they're more than welcome to hang out. God damn I hate those things.